The Yadon Family History

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The Yadon Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Yadon
1841 Census 7
1851 Census 5
1861 Census 15
1871 Census 15
1891 Census 53

Most Frequent Forenames for the Yadon Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
ADA M Yadon 0 0 0 0 1
ALFRED Yadon 0 0 0 0 2
ALLET Yadon 0 0 0 0 1
ANNIE Yadon 0 0 0 0 3
BERTHA Yadon 0 0 0 0 1
CAROLINE Yadon 0 0 0 0 1
EDITH Yadon 0 0 0 0 1
ELEANOR Yadon 0 0 0 0 1
ELIZA Yadon 0 0 1 0 3
ELLEN Yadon 0 0 0 1 1
ELSIE E Yadon 0 0 0 0 1
EMILY Yadon 0 0 0 0 4
EMILY M Yadon 0 0 0 0 1
EMMA Yadon 1 0 0 0 1
HANNAH Yadon 1 0 0 0 1
HAROLD A Yadon 0 0 0 0 1
HENRY Yadon 0 1 0 0 1
JAMES Yadon 0 1 2 1 2
JANE Yadon 0 0 0 0 1
JOHN Yadon 1 0 1 0 3

Etmology and History of the Surname: Yadon

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Encouraging the Wool Trade
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Knebworth House, the 'stately home of rock' in the 1851 Census
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Women allowed to enter the Medical Profession from 1876
In the 19th Century, a career as a physician was a highly respected following for a man. Yet it was considered outrageous for any woman to pursue a career in that profession.

 

Can gravestones tell you anything about your ancestry?
Monumental Inscriptions (the writing on gravestones) can tell you alot about an ancestor, but you'll probably find more information in a burial register or death record.